Combination-garment.



0. M. POTTERY. COMBINATION GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 191a.

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

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INVENTOR if Y W m S I S M n W Y 0. M. POTTERY.

COMBINATION GARMENT. I APPLIOATION FILED 11111.14, 1913.

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OBLYS'EIS M. POTTER/F, 0F EARNED, KENS-fi t COMBINATION-GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Batent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

Application filed January 14, 1913. Serial No. 741,973.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORLYSTIS M. Torrnnr, acitizen of the United States, residing at Larned, in the county ofPawnee and State of Kansas, have invented certaln newand usefulImprovements in (lombinatlon-Garmerits, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to combination or provide a, combinatlonone-piece garment that may be put on or taken off like a coatshirt,without placing it over the head and without inserting the feet andlimbs. A person can, therefore, changehis garment very quickly andwithout'the necessity for removing trousers, shoes or hose, which is adecided advantage especially in warm weather when frequent changes inthe clothing are desirable;

Another object of this invention is to provide a garment in which thelength of the trunk may be adjusted and in all positions the garmentwill be symmetrical and the parts will be smooth and comfortable to theWearerr Other objects and advantageswill appear 'from the followingdescription In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2, areperspective views showinga combination garment embodying my invention inposition upon a person; Figs. 3 and 8 are perspective views of thegarment wlth each side thrown back to. expose the interior constructionand show the arrangement of the crotch member; Fig. 4, IS. a fragmentaryfront view of the. lower part of the garment showing the manner ofadjusting the length of the trunk Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are diagrammaticviews of patterns showing the manner of constructing the. componentpartsof the garment; and Fig. 9, is a perspective view 3 showin the rearof the garment.

Fig. 5, shows the rightrhand. front half of the combination garment andthe opposite or leftrhand from; plece'is symmetrical thereto butreversed in shapapnepan having b r o es .2, and t th r. pi e rs h :06sta ing butt n i h uppe part 1L above employed if desired. thtrunk-lengh not only adapts the same waistrline constituting theback-pieces with the undercrotch member 4 separated from the netherpart. By making the crotch members of separate pieces of cloth andsewing them along their vertical edges to the main back p eces, I amenabled to, out both front and back pieces from straight pieces ofmaterial which is advantageous both from. the standpoint of economy andbecause, when made of striped material, the stripes will run straight upand down through the shirt portion. This construction also causes thestrains to which the garment is subjected in the laundry to belongitudinal of the weave of the fabric. The crotch pieces 4, which formtheunder-crotch and inner leg parts, may be cut so that the stripes willconform to the main leg portions when brought into position upon thewearer.

\Vhen the parts are sewed together, a combinatlon garment of shirt anddrawers is formed which is of coat-form, open from top to bottom, asillustrated in 3, and the crotch-member 4, formed of the two parts sewedtogether along the top curved edge, projects forwardly from theintersection of the bifurcated lower portion of the back members,curving upwardly as shown. In this position, the garment may be put onin the same manner'as a coat, the arms being passed through the sleeves6, and the front portions being then brought together and buttoned, withthe crotch-member passing beneath the crotch and projecting in front.

The trunk length is adjusted to the desired'length by buttoning thebutton-hole 2 inthe tip or front end of the crotch-member, over eitherthe button 3' or the button 3? which are just below the waist-line. Theleg portions are then closed by inserting the but n hr ug the u to -h le2. r 2. The adjustment of the len thof-the trunk is shown in the detailview ig. 4. lit will be observed that when the 'end of the crotchmemberis lifted from the lower button 3 to the upper button 3? the crotch ofthe garmerit is raised, thereby shortening the trunk. A larger number oftt on ho es may. be h s adjustment of garmentfto Idr erezit sizes,thereby reducing the different sizes of garments required to be carriedin stock by the retail merchant, but this means of adjustment alsoprovides a means of allowing for shrinkage in the fabric during use,which is liable to occur in non-elastic materials. The pull upon thecrotch-member is always upon a median line and consequently symmetricalthere being no tendency to become tighter upon one side than the other.By observing the relation of parts in changing from the full-line lowerposition to the dotted-line upper position of adjustment, it will beseen that the leg portions accommodate themselves to the changes in thetrunk-length by a slight change in the girth or leg-opening and withoutany folding or wrinkling, remaining at all times smooth and comfortable.The importance of this feature will be evident and is one of theadvantages in my present invention.

As mentioned above, the garment is put on and taken off in the manner ofa coat without inserting either head or feet and a change of garmentsmay accordingly be made very quickly. When the garment is on the wearer,the entire front of the crotch tab-member may be loosened and freed bymerely unbuttoning the one button at the crotch front and the seat canthen be readily cleared; by further unbuttoning the button or buttonsalong one leg, that leg and the crotch portion may be shifted to theopposite side; and by unbuttoning both leg portions the entirebifurcated portion may be lifted or withdrawn to the rear. Thesefunctions will be appreciated by those familiar with the usualdifficulties accompanying the use of combination garments.

In garments of this type it is desirable that the shirt portion shouldremain smooth above the tOp of the trousers and not pucker or fold overthe belt after stooping or leaning over. I have therefore shown thisgarment provided with the plait or fold 8, below the waist-line, inFigs. 3, 6 and 7 such as disclosed in my Patent No. 973,299, grantedOctober 18, 1910. It is to be understood, however, that the improvementsdisclosed herein, may be used with a plain back, as illustrated in Fig.9, or with any other style of back that may be desired.

Furthermore, the nether garment may be full length instead ofknee-length.

It is sometimes desirable to be able to use my coat-type combinationgarment merely as a shirt with the usual separate drawers. I may,therefore, provide an auxiliary button below the waist-line but abovethe-seat, to which the button-hole 2 of the crotch tab-member may bebuttoned. This button may be placed on the inside of the garment or itmay be placed on the outside at the back, and in the latter case, thecrotch member will be reversed and folded back against the outside ofthe garment. In Fig. 8, I have illustrated the button 3 upon the insideof the garment and the crotch tabmember buttoned thereto. In thisarrangement the garment may be used as an ordinary coat-shirt, the lowershirt partbeing bifurcated at the inside of both front and back portionsso that one-half of the shirt 7 will divide and pass down each trouserleg. This arrangement will accommodate the man who may upon occasionswish to change from the onepiece combination suit to twopiece underwear.Inasmuch as shi'rting material. is light in weight and the arrangementas disclosed in Fig. 8, is split up the back, there will be no bunchingat the crotch and the garment will be convenient and comfortable.

I have described in detail the particular construction illustrated inthe accompanying drawings for'the purpose of disclosing an embodiment ofmy invention, but I am aware that changes may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention. I have referred to theadvantages that accrue from cutting the entire length of the front andback pieces of the garment from a single piece of material, but thesepieces would still be regarded as integral parts if they were made up ofseparate pieces sewed together. The crotch-member may be cut from asingle piece of material with the corresponding back pieces as shown inFig. 7, or they may be formed separately as in Fig. 6, and then be sewedto the back pieces.

I claim 1. A combination garment comprising in a one-piece suit, a shirtand drawers open throughout the front from the top to the bottom of thegarment upon a median line,

the back being bifurcated below the crotch,

'a bifurcated crotch-member closed at the crotch line and separatedtherebelow, and secured to the bifurcated back portion of the garmentand adapted to project through said front opening, and means forsecuring the separate edges of the front portions of said crotch-memberres ectively to the opposite margins of the ont portion of the garmentupon the inner side of each leg, thereby forming leg closures ordrawers.

"2. A'combination garment comprising in a one-piece suit, a shirt anddrawers open throughout the front from the top to the bottom of thegarment upon a median line, a bifurcated crotch-member closed at thecrotch line and separated therebelow, and secured to the back ortion ofthe arment and adapted to pro ect through said front opening, means forsecuring the separated front edges of said crotch-member respecof thecrotch-member with respect to. the shirt portion.

3. A combination garment, comprising in a one-piece suit, a shirt anddrawers open in front upon a median line from the shirtneck to thebottom of the drawers, a bifurcated crotch-member secured to the back ofthe garment from the crotch to the bottom of the garment thereby forminga completely closed garment in the rear, said crotch-member projectingthrou h said front opening, means for securing the up er end of theprojecting art of said mem er to the shirt portion above the crotch, theseparated parts of said bifurcated crotch member overlapping the oposite margins of the front portion upon eitlier side of the opening uponthe inner side of each leg, thereby forming leg closures or drawers.

4. A garment comprising in a one-piece suit, a shirt and drawers, acrotch-member closed along the crotch line and separated therebe'low,and secured to the rear portion of the garment and projecting throughthe knees, a bifurcated crotch-member closed along the crotch line andseparated therebelow, and secured to the rear portion of the garment andextending into the opposite leg parts, said member projecting throughsaid front opening, and means for securmg the front end of said memberto the shirt portion above the crotch.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ORLYSTIS M. POTTERF.

Witnesses:

E. O. Cannon, CHESTER WEBB.

